LifeWay Christian Resources announced that FUGE, StudentLife, Student Life for Kids and CentriKid camps, as well as World Changers projects scheduled for June have been canceled due to concerns stemming from the COVID-19 outbreak.

By J.D. Greear, president of the Southern Baptist ConventionApril 07, 2020

The mission of your church hasn't changed either. But changing times call for changing strategies. Your old methods, ministries and meetings aren't equipped to lead you through this current crisis. (This isn't your fault: Ours weren't either. No one's were.)

By Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive CommitteeApril 06, 2020

Our Southern Baptist churches -- pastors, church staff, laypeople and missionaries, as well as the employees of our local associations, state conventions and national entities -- have an opportunity to come together at 12 p.m. CDT on Good Friday (April 10) for a concentrated time of prayer.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued an FAQ document for faith-based organizations reiterating that they are eligible to receive SBA loans through the Payroll Protection Program (PPP).

Pastor Juan Carlos Mendez wasn’t allowed in the hospital even though members of the south Los Angeles church he pastors were dying of the coronavirus. So in the final moments of their lives, nurses held up phones so he could assure them, through video conference, of Christ’s presence.

An Interim Final Rule published by the U.S. Small Business Administration provides assurance that churches and other ministries are in fact eligible to receive loans as part of a massive financial stimulus bill passed last week by Congress, and that those faith-based nonprofits will not face potential conflict with religious liberty protections.